Virgin Media has confirmed its intention to proceed with a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange in a bid to increase its profile in the country that it serves.
BBC plans Strictly Social TV
Social TV Forum – London. The BBC is to launch a series of social media applications based around popular shows including Strictly Come Dancing.
CBeebies presses Red Button
The BBC is launching a new Red Button interactive service for its pre-school channel CBeebies. It follows the launch of a dedicated CBeebies iPlayer earlier in the year.
Sky extends auto standby to daytime
Sky is downloading a software update to its Sky+ boxes that will put them into standby after four hours of inactivity.
October start for Living HD
Virgin Media will extend its range of HD channels from October 6 with the premiere of Living HD.
Meet CTAM’s Gold stars
CTAM EuroSummit – Lisbon. Creative excellence in cable marketing has been honoured in CTAM Europe’s annual Creative Awards Program (CAP).
Cable holds onto fiber
CTAM Eurosummit – Lisbon. Cablenets are maintaining their use of the term fiber as they look to promote the technological superiority of EuroDOCSIS 3 broadband against telco-delivered ADSL product without […]
Under the Microscope
Micropayments, tiny fees for current and library content, are the flavour of the moment. Julian Clover studies the options.
Recession improving broadband sales
CTAM EuroSummit – Lisbon. The downturn in the economy is having a beneficial effect on the sale of broadband internet connections.
Report: Sky wholesaling plan will lead to “Adverse effects”
BSkyB has stepped up its campaign against Ofcom’s proposals on the wholesaling of its premium channels. The satcaster has released an ‘independent’ report that predicts “adverse effects” if the planned […]